Keti Dolidze

Keti Dolidze in known Georgian theater and film director. Keti Dolidze is founder of the first biggest Art and Theater Festival in Tbilisi, GIFT. In the name of Tumanishvili. Tbilisi International Film Festival (run by Gaga Chkheidze) was also a part of the GIFT project till the beginning 2000s. She was one of the main founders of the Tumanishvili Film actor Theater, of master theater director Michael Tumanishvili, which had a world wide success in 80s and 90s and 2000s. She was the artistic director and organizer of the theater for last two decades. She directed features which are widely popular in post soviet countries. Keti created the board of directors of the GIFT Festival since yearly 90s, which has included the artists as Peter Brook, Vanessa Redgrave, Anatoly Vasilyev, William Burdett-Coutts, Rade Serbedzija, Dimitry Krymov, Anne Bogart, Sasha Waltz, Robert Sturua, Temur Chkheidze, Hilary Wood and others. Keti Dolidze was honored as one of the 100 heroins Of The World In recognition of her Courageous acts and Lifetime achievement Furthering the cause of women's rights, freedom, and equal opportunities. And for Serving as a role model for women and girls around the world. October 29, 1998 / Rochester, New York, U.S.A. She is a daughter of renown Georgian film director Siko (Simon) Dolidze, one of the founders of Georgian main stream cinema since 20s. Mother of Film director and actor Tornike Bziava and actress Tamara Bziava.